Finally got the Internet Phone Book. It's basically a directory of interesting websites that would otherwise be difficult to stumble upon by chance. Pixel art, games, typography, etc. I'd love to see something similar for biology, or just beautiful internet writing. Soon!

The United Nations is now accepting applications for the 2025 Young Professionals Programme (YPP) Exam. Applications must be submitted by 14 December 2025. Full details, including candidate requirements, can be found here: careers.un.org/ypp?language=en

And yet…no part of the hiring/evaluation process address this When productivity is king, minimum mentoring is an advantage. Bullying is faster that teaching Real change needs mentoring being rewarded by the system. PIs that care will keep caring, but bullies won’t be rewarded

This week's nature cover highlights a report of A.I. mediated distortion When #ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants nature.com/articles/s4158…

Most metaphors in biology are qualitative and vague. "DNA is the blueprint of the cell." OK but, like, how big is that blueprint? For our latest essay, Sam Clamons gives a bunch of QUANTITATIVE metaphors to help you understand the sizes of biology, from molecules to cells. He

This October I’m drawing 1 molecule a day inspired by proteins in pdb rcsb pdb 💉🧬💻🔬💊🌱🧠🦠 #Inktober2025 Day 23/31 Prompt FIREFLY Pdb: 2D1R Luciferase: firefly enzyme catalyzes a light-producing reaction that makes fireflies glow. Next: ROWDY Suggestions?

“I think that people need to understand that basic research is an investment. It’s an investment in our future.” Frances Arnold will join us for this year’s Nobel Week Dialogue on 9 December where we will tackle issues including how mental health, diseases of ageing and the

When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018. Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: scim.ag/48YwNzI News from Science

The baseless protein craze "You just create an inefficient system where your body gets very good at wasting food protein” “It’s really frustrating because there isn’t evidence to support the claims that they’re making" Feature nature nature.com/articles/d4158…

An introduction to Python for R users occasionaldivergences.com/posts/python-i…

On AI and scientific writing: “Writing compels us to think — not in the chaotic, non-linear way our minds typically wander, but in a structured, intentional manner.” nature.com/articles/s4422…

Otro estresor es la presión por publicar "investigación de excelencia", lo que sea que eso signifique. Este término se utiliza rutinariamente, sin embargo, lo qué significa "excelencia" usualmente sigue directrices impuetas por el norte global.

I am very excited to announce that a fully funded PhD position is available in my group. Topic: Synergistic coevolution in mono-specific and multi-species microbial consortia Please RT or forward to interested candidates. Deadline: 11.01.26 More info: shorturl.at/f1TuF

I think learning to name emotions makes a huge difference in everyday life, specially in academia where any day can become an emotional rollercoaster. Does anybody know helpful resources for adults to learn? (other than therapy ☺️) Most resources I’ve seen are for children.

Alumnas del CCG UNAM ganaron premios a la mejor tesis de licenciatura y maestría del ReMBE 😀🥳 Muchísimas felicidades Montserrat Hernandez y Elsa Peters 🏆🤗

¡Buscamos estudiantes! El Laboratorio de Regulación Funcional de Bacterias del CCG busca estudiante de doctorado para proyecto 100% computacional enfocado en identificar metabolitos señales que son intercambiados entre plantas y bacterias durante procesos simbióticos.

Currently in a 3-day course on AlphaFold and randomly discovered that 28/30 letters in my name are in the amino acid single letter code, so… sorry planet, I hope this took less than a liter of water 🥹☺️. Behold my protein ID 😁

Hoy publicamos en la Plataforma Nacional de Datos Abiertos un gran conjunto de datos Los datos del programa Quién es quién en los precios de Profeco Un montón de datos increíbles para hacer análisis. Precios mensuales de muchos productos geolocalizados datos.gob.mx/dataset/progra…

📚 No tienes que gastar para leer buenos #libros en estas #vacaciones: 🌴📖🏖️ Entra a librosoa.unam.mx y elige entre más de 3 mil títulos en acceso abierto. ¡Descarga y disfruta! Imagen: Libros UNAM